Graffiti Art Styles: A Classification System and Theoretical Analysis

✍ Scribed by Lisa Gottlieb

• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 221
• Edition: Paperback
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book presents a classification system for graffiti art styles that reflects the expertise of graffiti writers and the work of art historian Erwin Panofsky. Based on Panofsky's theories of iconographical analysis, the classification model is designed to identify the style of a graffiti art piece through its visual characteristics. Tested by image cataloguers in archives, libraries, and museums, the system assists information professionals in identifying the iconic styles of graffiti art pieces. It also demonstrates the power of Panofsky's theories to provide access to non-representational or abstract art images. The result is a new paradigm for Panofsky's theories that challenges the assumptions of traditional models. This innovative book is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to learn more about graffiti art and for information professionals concerned with both the practical and intellectual issues surrounding image access.

✦ Table of Contents

Graffiti Art Styles......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 7
List of Tables......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 9
Preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 14
1. A New Paradigm for Panofsky’s Theories of Iconographical Analysis......Page 24
2. Graffiti Art in an Iconographic Framework......Page 42
3. Graffiti Art in a Classificatory Framework......Page 61
4. Developing the Faceted Classification System for Graffiti Art Styles......Page 85
5. What Image Cataloguers Saw......Page 114
6. Panofsky’s Theories and the Question of Nonrepresentational or Abstract Art......Page 147
7. Graffiti Art Lessons......Page 167
Appendix A......Page 174
Appendix B......Page 184
Chapter Notes......Page 208
Selected Bibliography......Page 216
Index......Page 220